Tail-holding attachment for harness.



F. R. WARWICK.

" TAILHOLDING ATTA GHMENT FOR HARNESS.

' APPLICATION FILED APE. so. 1904.

1.7V 7 EN TOR PATENTED MAR. 21-, 19 05.

Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK R. VVARWIOK, OF LAPEER, MICHIGAN.

TAIL-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,457, dated March21, 1905.

Application filed April 30, 1904:. Serial No. 205,643.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK R. WVARwIoK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lapeer, county of Lapeer, State of Michigan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Tail-Holding Attachments forHarness; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification.

This invention relates to tail -holding attachments for harnesses, andhas for its object an attachment to be afiixed to the cropper or to bebuckled to the back-strap and take the place of the 'crupper and whichhas projecting from it an arm that extends orprojects underneath thetail of the horse and is provided with a strap by means of which thetail is secured and held so that the horse cannot lift it over thelines. I

In the drawing the figure is a perspective showing the attachment as aunitary structure.

A indicates a bow member, preferably of metal, having the shape of anordinary crupper and provided at the outer extremities of the bowed partwith buckles l and 2, by means of which it is secured to the back-strapof a harness. From the middle of the bow or bend 3 anarm 4 projects andat it lower terminal has secured to it a strap 7, provided with a buckle8, the strap being secured to the arm 4 by a rivet 9. Both branches ofthe bowed part are curved to conform to the curvature of the rump of theanimal, so that when the middle part 3 lies close under the root of theanimals tail the two branches engage closely against the body throughouttheir entire extent.

Not only has a departure from the straight form of construction beenfollowed, as just explained, but it has also been found advantageous tohave each branch 51 and 61 of the bowed member hinged or jointed atabout the middle point of each, as at 52 and 62. This permits somevertical movement of the horses tail. IV hen this takes place, that partof the attachment and both the main arm 4 and the branches 51 and 61rise slightly, while the upper arms 11 and 12 of each branch memberremain practically stationary on the rump of the animal. This, whilepermitting this unobjectionable degree of vertical movement, is highlyeflicient and, in fact, succeeds entirely in preventing lateral motionor switching of the tail.

I What I claim is 1. A tail-holder consisting of a crupper of rigidmaterial bent to conform to the curvature of the animal over the rump,provided with means for attaching it to the back-strap of a harness eachbranch of the bow being hinged, a projection depending from the bowportion, having at its free end means for attaching the tail to saidprojection, substantially as described.

2. A tail-holder, consisting of a crupper provided with means forattaching it to the back-strap of a harness, the bow part thereof beinghinged and curving downwardly, a projection depending from the bow ofthe ampper, provided at its free end with means for holding the tail tosaid projection, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANK R. WARWICK.

Witnesses:

O. H. WATTLES, MARGARET WVATTLns,

